Digital Health Education Videos

Electronic Referrals for Medical Specialists

Wednesday 21 September 2022

The session will be helpful for practices using Genie software and also for practices not using Genie software. Practice Managers welcome.

You will learn:
• How to use a safe and secure method to communicate patient information directly with other healthcare providers.
• Using Genie software to demonstrate generic functionality.

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn where to find electronic referrals that have been sent to you in Genie software and the HealthLink Portal.
• Learn how to make a patient record from the electronic referral.
• Learn how to send an electronic referral to another specialist using the SR HealthLink SmartForm.
• Learn how to include attachments in electronic referrals.
• Learn how to check the delivery status of referrals you have sent.

Speakers:

Eric Dunn, SR Specialists & Referrals
Dr Carmel Cervin, SR Specialists & Referrals

Co-design workshop – Increase availability & use of telehealth care in RACFs for aged care residents

Wednesday 24 August 2022

Discussion on the successes, challenges and potential areas for improvement for telehealth and digital system enablers within Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs).

Introducing SR Specialists & Referrals in Best Practice

Tuesday 26 July 2022

The session will include a comprehensive demonstration using Best Practice and will be interactive where participants are encouraged to ask questions and raise any issues.

Learning Outcomes:

• Send an electronic referral to a private specialist using the SR HealthLink SmartForm
• Learn how to easily include attachments in electronic referrals
• Recognise how to check the delivery status of referrals you have sent
• Search for specialists by category and location
• Identify and refer to specialists not yet setup for electronic referrals
• Provide the Specialists profile and contact details to your patient via email, making it easy for them to contact the specialist
• Learn how to park referrals when interrupted or waiting for results and then return to update and send it later.

Speakers:

Eric Dunn, SR Specialists & Referrals

Introducing SR Specialists & Referrals in Medical Director

Wednesday 20 July 2022

The session will include a comprehensive demonstration using Medical Director and will be interactive where participants are encouraged to ask questions and raise any issues. There will be an opportunity for questions and answers at the end of the webinar.

Learning Outcomes:

• Send an electronic referral to a private specialist using the SR HealthLink SmartForm
• Learn how to easily include attachments in electronic referrals
• Recognise how to check the delivery status of referrals you have sent
• Search for specialists by category and location
• Identify and refer to specialists not yet setup for electronic referrals
• Provide the Specialists profile and contact details to your patient via email, making it easy for them to contact the specialist
• Learn how to park referrals when interrupted or waiting for results and then return to update and send it later.

Speakers:

Eric Dunn, SR Specialists & Referrals

Digital Health for Specialists

Tuesday 31 May 2022

This webinar will discuss how digital health tools can transform health service delivery and improve clinical handovers. Hear from two local specialists (in nephrology and rheumatology) who are using the My Health Record and other digital health tools in their everyday clinical workflow.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify the digital health tools available for specialists that can improve service delivery and clinical handovers, such as My Health Record, electronic prescribing, telehealth & secure messaging
• Outline how digital health tools can be used in everyday clinical workflow to help increase efficiency, lower cost & improve patient outcomes
• Recognise the ease of sharing letters and viewing your patient’s information in the My Health Record using clinical software
• Identify the support available for specialists to adopt digital health tools

Speakers:

Kathy Rainbird (Australian Digital Health Agency)

Dr Patrick Coleman, Nephrologist

Dr Anna Finniss, Rheumatologist

My Health Record for Specialist Practice Managers

Friday 27 May 2022

This webinar will discuss various elements in the setup and use of My Health Record within practices. This will include access channels, legislative framework, roles and responsibilities, Security and Access policy, practice staff responsibilities, Health Identifiers and system configuration.

SafeScript NSW (Real Time Prescription Monitoring System)

Thursday 24 March 2022

SafeScript NSW provides prescribers and pharmacists with real-time information about a patient’s prescribing and dispensing history for certain high-risk medicines, known as monitored medicines which include opioids (e.g. codeine, morphine or oxycodone) and benzodiazepines (e.g. diazepam, nitrazepam or alprazolam).

This information helps to improve clinical decision making and help keep patients safe.

SafeScript NSW will be available to prescribers and pharmacists in Northern Sydney PHN region from late March 2022. Learn about the benefits of SafeScript NSW and how the system is intended to be used.

Learning Outcomes:

• Integrate SafeScript NSW system clinical workflow processes to improve management of patients with drug dependence;
• Use SafeScript NSW to analyse and interpret patient history to inform best practice patient outcomes;
• Use current best practice clinical guidance including best practice communication techniques to manage patients prescribed monitored medicines and their wellbeing; and
• Identify and access critical information and resources to support clinical decision making and reduce potential harm for patients prescribed monitored medicines.

Speakers:

• Stephen Ling – Nurse Practitioner & Clinical Analyst on the Real Time Prescription Monitoring program
• Assoc Prof Paul Wrigley, Conjoint Associate Professor, University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Northern Clinical School Pain Management Research Institute, Kolling Institute
• Dr Milana Votrubec, General Practitioner and Pain Specialist – MB BS MA MM ME USyd FRACGP FFPMANZCA
• Scott Walters, Pharmacist

Pathology eOrdering and My Health Record

Wednesday 12 May 2021

Pathology is in very high demand by providers looking at My Health Record. The Australian Digital Health Agency and pathology providers across the country are working together to enable a more connected system for pathology information exchange. This webinar covers:

• Overview of My Health Record.
• What eOrdering is.
• Live demonstration on eOrdering in Best Practice and Medical Director software.
• The benefits of setting up your practice.
• Which practices can participate.
• How to easily set up eOrdering and initiate report uploads to My Health Record.

Learning Outcomes:

• General knowledge of My Health Record.
• Understand what eOrdering is.
• Understand the benefits of eOrdering and uploading reports to My Health Record.
• Understand how to set up eOrdering for the practice.

Speakers:

• Aya Alaouie – Digital Health Coordinator, SNHN.
• April Burnett – Clinical Adoption Lead, ADHA.
• Sharlene Mellor – Senior Liaison Manager, DHM.

Secure Messaging: Healthlink Smart Forms and Specialist Referrals in Medical Director

Wednesday 14 April 2021

Speakers:

• Carmel Cervin, Cervin Media.
• Nicole Mattews, Cervin Media.

Secure Messaging: Healthlink Smart Forms and Specialist Referrals in Best Practice

Wednesday 31 March 2021

Are you tired of sending and receiving faxed referrals and want to use a safe and secure method to communicate patient information directly with other healthcare providers?

This one-hour webinar demonstration using Best Practice will show you how you can easily use Healthlink to look up Specialists and electronically send referrals as well as communicate confidential patient information with other clinicians.

Speakers:

• Aya Alaouie – Digital Health Coordinator, SNHN.
• Carmel Cervin – Cervin Media.
• Nicole Matthews – Cervin Media.

Digital Health Guide – How to find and/or Prescribe Great Health Apps

Wednesday 25 November 2020

With more patients using mobile health apps to manage medical conditions and/or track their health, the Digital Health Guide is an evidence-based tool which can be used by you to find and/or prescribe great mobile health apps and digital health solutions.

The Digital Health Guide is available FREE to you under the license of Sydney North Health Network and enables the quick assessment of the efficacy of an app that a patient may already be using.

This webinar will provide you with the knowledge and a live demonstration on how to use the guide.

Speakers:

Tim Blake – Managing Director, Semantic Consulting.

Digital Health Guide Overview

Tuesday 1 September 2020

Sydney North Health Network AGM 2019: The Future of Primary Care in a Digital World – Opportunities and Challenges

Friday 15 November 2019

Speakers:

Dr Kean-Seng Lim.

Sydney North Health Network AGM 2019: Getting Ready in Primary Healthcare – Navigating a Brand-New World

Friday 15 November 2019

Speakers:

Dr Louise Shaper.

Sydney North Health Network AGM 2019: Working with Engaged and Connected Consumers – Use of Digital Health Platforms and Technologies in Management Healthcare

Friday 15 November 2019

Speakers:

Leanne Wells.

Sydney North Health Network AGM 2019: The Future of Primary Care in a Digital World – Panel Discussion

Friday 15 November 2019

Speakers:

• Dr Simon Willcock.
• Dr Kean-Seng Lim.
• Dr Louise Shaper.
• Leanne Wells.

Sydney North Health Network AGM 2019: The Future of Primary Care in a Digital World

Friday 15 November 2019

Speakers:

Dr Simon Willcock.